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Elevated System Shell Spawned From Uncommon Parent Location

Detects when a shell program such as the Windows command prompt or PowerShell is launched with system privileges from a uncommon parent location.

ATT&CK coverage

Outside the enterprise matrix

T1059

Detection requirements

Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

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At source: Open at source
Written by: frack113
Tim Shelton (update fp)
Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
Published: Aug 26, 2026
Version: 1

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